all talk

idiom

: talking about doing things but never actually doing them

The town's last mayor was all talk (and no action).

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Rare-earth resources, tourism and even water exports are in play in Greenland, a vast territory that is part of Denmark, Vivienne Walt writes for DealBook. Denmark has dismissed all talk of selling. —

Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025 Commanders offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury is reportedly on the Bears’ radar but has deferred all talk about a head coaching position until after Washington is eliminated. —

Phil Rogers, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025 Continue reading … ‘EVERY FOUR YEARS…’ – Hollywood elite who teased leaving US if Trump won are 'all talk, no walk,' expert says. —

Fox News, 7 Nov. 2024 Elon Musk and other Tesla executives avoided all talk of this year's U.S. presidential election on a call with Wall Street analysts on Wednesday afternoon. —

Hope King, Axios, 24 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for all talk